Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-19
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a skating rink.
Ord business men declined to put up 5000
for "a cresmery
The Nebraska City schools had AL attend
suce OF So last month.
Tie First National bank Of Fremont has " :
creased its capital stock from $4,000 to 800 :
The Rev. David Marquette was elected
president of Central college, Central City, on
the 9th inst.
Fifty thousand sheep were fattened In
Dodge county last winter. They are now &C
ing TO market By the thousand.
The Johnson County Journal has passed
the eighth mile post with its Democracy
frightened by sge and experience.
A new station on the Seward branch Of the
Elkhorn Valley road viii be planted within 3
mile OF North Bend, ana the residents are
sortly troubled.
A colony composed of ten persons, with
twenty head OF horses and mules, arrived at
Ravenna last Saturday from Camden county
Missouri.
The people Of Chadron have revived the
lodge of the order Of United Workmen, aud
now have one Of The largest and best lodges
In the state.
Two precincts in Fillmore county defeated
the bond proposition for the Elkhorn Valley
extension, so that but SAC, 700 of the 10000
bonds were voted.
A petition directed TO the village board ard
a. J;.,xt 49,. x...oI - a., .rIf,ar,a aII,,.f,.r
license to a saloon In Scotia, was circulated
last week and signed by quite a number Of
citizens.
Fred Smith, a railroad man Of Omaha,
while out shooting near Valley on the 9th
inst, stepped through some thin ice and was
drowned, His body has not yet been recov-
cred.
The odd Fellows OF the Republican valley
will have a celebration at Alma, April 20, the
anniversary of odd Fellowship in America.
Extensive preparations are being made, and
the affair win undoubtedly be a grand sue
cess.
A colony OF seventy persons from Nebraska
under the charge of s. j. Shirly ~ Co., of
Sidney, Neb., filed los claims with the United
States land Office at Denver last week. They
will locate On the Pawnee valley, Logan coun-
", Colo.
Work will be resumed on the government
building in Nebraska City next Monday.
The walls are now to the second story and 1t
is desired to get the roof on, II possible, by
fall, that work on the interior may proceed
through the winter.
The bridge company In the employ OF the
Northwestern railroad commenced work again
March | on the first bridge west or Lindsay.
and will work toward Albion as fast as pos.
sible. The read will be probably be all com
pleted aud tlains running by the LIST Of May
clear through 20 0akiale.
A brutal murder occurred IN the town Of
Kelso, Siblcy county, on Friday. An oll
lady named Caroline Matchalls, who has been
partially insane, was found dead with her
skull crushed, near Der house. Her s~ister.in-
law is believed to have committed the muir
der.
Norfolk papers declare that the yardmaster
who smashed James Davy's nose and skipped
the town to avoid prosecution is working In
Omaha. The charge Of assault with intent to
Kill which had been made against him VIII be
dropped, as Dayey decs not want to prose-
cute.
The Holdredge Nngget is just out with a
tinted boom edition illustrating the promi-
nent business blocks aud residences, and pic.
turing the future prospects of the tow In
glowing colors. The paper Is q splendid
advertisement for Holdredge and Phelps
county.
There viii be great activity the conling sea
son in railroad building throughout the state.
One proof OF this Is the fact that one firm
has taken the contract for 1000, 600 ties to be
delivered this year. These contracts are made
with the Missouri Pacific, the Northwestern
and the Union Pacific, $50, 600 of the lot going
to the Latter. The Burlington and Missouri
will also In April let contracts for 1000, 900 or
more of ties.
Schuyler has a mnchly married woman, &C.
cording to the papers Of that little burg.
Ida Stevens was first married to Hsratio
Saunders. Last summer she obtained a d.
vorce. The laws Of this state prescr be that
six months shall elapse after a divorce before
either party can marry again. Ida wanted to
marry Frank Warehouse, and so they slipped
over 10 Council Bluffs and were spliced, Now
comes Judge Post and sets aside the decree
OF divorce, and Ida has two husbands on her
hands.
Andrew Peterson was brought before Jus
tice Palmer, at Crookston, Thursday, charged
with seriously cutting Charles CarroIson In
the breast with an axe. Carrolson Ia at Fans.
ton. where the deed was committed, with lit
tie hopes for his life. Peterson is evidently
insane. He was committed to await the ac-
ton OF the grand jury.
The 'imperial edition." OF the Hastings Ga
zette-Journal IL a spring blossom OF surpris-
ing beauty. 1t Is the neatest thing Of tie
kind issned this year, and is a ,raiit to the
enterprising publishers and the r, .ropolis of
the southwest. IL contains twenty-four
pages Of welt-seasoned statistics Of the growth
of the city, illustrations OF business blocks
and residences, and a glowing pen portrait Of
the future.
Coal finds are now So numerous that the de-
mands on the state treasury for the $1,000
premium Is liable to ruin the surplus. The